Women's Sailing

Three Bulldogs Named to All New England Teams

Elizabeth Brim, Sarah Lihan and Claire Dennis.

Apr 26, 2010

NEW HAVEN, Conn.- At the New England
Championships this past weekend, the New England Intercollegiate
Sailing Association announced first team crews, first and second
team skippers, rookie of the year, sportsman of the year, and
sailor of the year. Three Bulldogs, senior Sarah Lihan, junior
Elizabeth Brim and freshman Claire Dennis, were named to the
teams.

After being named to the second team skippers All New England
last year, Lihan moved up to the first skipper team this year.
Lihan had an impressive year and was named NEISA women's sailor of
the week three times with Brim. Highlights included winning A
division at the Navy Fall Women's Intersectional as well as at Yale
Women's, the lone home regatta for the Bulldogs all year.

Brim was named to the first team crew all New England for the
second year in a row, having garnered the award while sailing with
Kate Hagemann '09 last year. She sailed with Lihan all year
compiling impressive results in both fleet and team racing.

Dennis was named New England rookie of the year putting her at
the top of the class of 2013. She was also named to the second team
skippers All New England. Dennis finished second at Women's
Singlehanded Nationals in the fall as well as compiling impressive
results in doublehanded events with freshman crew Heather May
including a fourth place in B division at the New England
championships last weekend.

Obviously the ultimate goal of the season is to repeat as the
National Champions. However, these awards give the Bulldogs another
feather in their caps as they prepare for the National Semi-finals
in Wisconsin May 25 and 26.